The Left Hand of Darkness
Author(s): Ursula K. Le Guin
Genly Ai is a diplomat of sorts, sent to observe the inhabitants of the snowbound planet of Winter. But the isolated, androgynous people are suspicious of this strange, single-gendered visitor. Tucked away in a remote corner of the universe, they have no knowledge of space travel or of life beyond their own world. So, bringing news of a vast coalition of planets they are invited to join, he is met with fear, mistrust and disbelief. But also something more. For Genly Ai, who sees himself as a bringer of the truth, it is a bittersweet irony that he will discover truths about himself and, in the snow-shrouded strangeness of Winter, find both love and tragedy ...First published in the year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, The Left Hand of Darkness is a classic of science fiction and a masterpiece of modern literature.
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'A beguiling read ... Le Guin's sometimes mischievous narrative tone is crisp and fresh' www.sf.com 'A jewel of a story' Frank Herbert 'As profuse and original in invention as The Lord of the Rings' Michael Moorcock 'Delicate yet daring, narrated with immense gravitas...Ursula Le Guin's masterpiece' Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels
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- : Little, Brown Book Group
- : Orbit
- : 31 October 2009
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ursula K. Le Guin
- : 256